Virtual lecture series

Cloud and Precipitation Physics andDynamics
Indian Institute of Meteorology (IITM), Pune, isorganizing a virtual lecture series on Cloud andPrecipitation Physics and Dynamics. The lecture
series aims to understand cloud and precipitation
processes through the latest state-of-the-art
approaches to observe, simulate, and identify key
uncertainties associated with aerosol-cloudprecipitation interactions. The lectures will bedelivered by some of the world's leading andrenowned scientists. Registered attendees will havean opportunity to interact with the speakers.

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Topics covered in the series:
Introduction
tocloudphysics,
Aerosolmicrophysics,
Aerosol-radiationinteraction,
Aerosol-cloud interaction, Rain microphysics,
Primary ice nucleation, Secondary ice formation,
mixed-phase cloud and climate, Entrainment andmixing in clouds, Observing clouds in situ:
opportunities and challenges, Ground-based remotesensing of clouds with passive instruments, physics
of clouds from radar observations, Boundary layer
turbulence and clouds: theoretical and experimental
studies, Explicit modelling of clouds, Large-eddy
simulations and application in cloud physics, Direct
numerical simulations and application in cloudphysics, Clouds in a laboratory, Outstanding problems in cloud physics, Monsoon clouds
and their structure, Parameterizing the cloud microphysics, Principles of thunderstorm
and lightning physics, The physics of clouds in a weather and climate model, application ofcloud physics: severe weather, lightning, Weather modification, etc.

Date and Time:
August-December 2021.
Lectures will be once in 2 eeeks. The dates and times of each lecture will be updated on thewebsite. Lectures are for 40 minutes and followed by a 30 minute discussion.

Who can attend:
The series is targeted towards a broad range of attendees, including graduate students, earlycareer scientists. Basic college-level background in physics and mathematics is expected.

Registration: Free.
Required only for those interested in discussions with speakers.
Maximum number of registered participants: 100
Registration policy: On a first-come basis
If you like to participate in the lecture series please use this participant link. Your email
address will be used to intimate you on the upcoming lecture series.

Confirmed Speakers:
 Prof. Andy Heymsfield, NCAR USA
 Prof. Wojtek Grabowski, NCAR, USA Prof. Andrea Flossmann, University Clermont Auvergne in Clermont-Ferrand, France
 Dr. Darrel Baumgarder, DMT, USA Dr. Greg McFarquhar, University of Oklahoma, USA Prof. Alexander Khain, HUJi, Israel Prof. G. S. Bhat, IISc, India
 Dr. Paul Field, UK met office, UK Dr. Duncan Axisa, SIO, USA Dr. Ilan Koren, Weismann Institute, Israel Dr. Jiwen Fan, PNNL, USA Dr. Heike Wex, Leibniz-Institut für Troposphärenforschung, Germany Dr. JohannesQuass, University of Leipzig, Germany Dr. Rama Govindarajan, ICTS, India
 Dr. Alexei Korolev, Environment and Climate Change, Canada
Please visit the website "Virtual Lecture Series on Cloud and Precipitation Physics andDynamics" for speaker updates and other information.
If you are interested to participate as a speaker in these lecture series kindly give us
information in this speaker link
Contact email: iccp2020@tropmet.res.in